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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
RELATING TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; AMENDING
SECTION 35.11, CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO REVISE THE
DEFINITIONS FOR NURSING HOME AND RESIDENTIAL
SHELTER BY INCREASING THE DENSITY CONVERSION FROM
TWO BEDS TO THREE BEDS PER UNIT; AMENDING SEC. 42.34
(6), CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO CHANGE THE PARKING
REQUIREMENT FOR NURSING HOMES FROM THE
EQUIVALENT OF ONE PARKING SPACE PER TWO BEDS TO
ONE PARKING SPACE PER THREE BEDS, TO CHANGE THE
PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL SHELTERS
FROM ONE PARKING SPACE PER SIX RESIDENTS TO ONE
PARKING SPACE PER SEVEN RESIDENTS, AND TO CHANGE
THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR GROUP CARE FACILITIES
TO ONE PARKING SPACE PER THREE OCCUPANTS,
INCLUDING RESIDENT EMPLOYEES AND SUPERVISORS;
AMENDING SEC. 40.545 (3), CODE OF ORDINANCES,
RELATING TO THE USE LIMITATIONS FOR THE
PUBLIC /SEMIPUBLIC ZONING DISTRICT, TO DECREASE
DENSITY FOR NURSING HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL
SHELTERS FROM 15 TO 12.5 UNITS PER GROSS ACRE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S LAND USE PLAN AND IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE PINELLAS PLANNING COUNCIL'S
COUNTYWIDE RULES FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL
CLASSIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 35.11, Code of Ordinances, is amended to read:
Sec. 35.11. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this development code, shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a
different meaning:
Nursing home means a health facility where persons are housed and furnished with meals
and continuing nursing care for compensation. For the purpose of computing density of a nursing
home, every three WG beds within the facility shall be considered to equal one dwelling unit.
Residential shelter means a building, dwelling or portion thereof, the use of which is for a
nonprofit service providing a place of temporary residence to homeless persons or families. For
the purposes of density, one dwelling unit shall equal ihm two persons housed on the premises.
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,Section 2. Sec. 42.34 (6) (d) 1. d., Code of Ordinances, is amended to read:
Sec. 42.34. Parking.
(1) Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to establish standards which promote the
orderly, efficient and safe layout of parking areas designed to complement the use they serve.
(6) Offstreet parking spaces.
(d) Schedule. The following shall be the minimum number of offstreet parking spaces
required for each land use, activity, building or structure permitted by this
development code. When the determination of the number of required offstreet
parking spaces results in a requirement of a fractional space, any fraction less than
one -half space or more shall be rounded up. Parking spaces required on the basis
of building floor area shall apply to gross floor area unless otherwise specified.
Parking spaces required for employees shall be based on the maximum number of
employees on duty or residing, or both, on the premises at any one time, which
would include any overlap of employees at a change of shift.
1. Residential and lodging uses.
d. Nursing homes: One parking space per three twa beds occupied at
maximum capacity.
e. Group care facilities: One parking space per three occupants at
maximum c� icity. including resident employees and su ep rvisorc
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g. Residential shelters: One parking space per seven & residents,
based on maximum occupancy approved by the city. H minimum of
one space shall be required for each shelter.
Section 3. Sec. 40.545 (3), Code of Ordinances, is amended to read:
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Sec. 40.545. Use limitations.
The following use limitations shall apply to public/semipublic districts:
(3) Nursing homes and residential shelters shall have a maximum density of 12& 45
units per gross acre.
Section A. The provisions of this ordinance are found and determined to be consistent
with the City of Clearwater Comprehensive Plan.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED ON FIRST READING April 18, 1996
PASSED ON SECOND AND
FINAL READING AND ADOPTED May 2, 1996
Rita Garvey, Mayor- Commissio
Approved as to form and Attest:
legal sufficiency:
Leslie Dougall -S(de , Asst. City Attorney C thla S. Goudeau, City Clerk
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